Class B First-hand BFRO #1456

Campers hear the woods come alive with screams

1978 night Dry Prong, Grant Parish, Louisiana 3 witnesses

Account

While camping with relatives in swampy woods, the witness heard prolonged screaming and strange noises through the night that frightened the group. They were unable to leave due to muddy roads and remained in camp until morning. At first light they found small trees snapped over, grass flattened, and what they described as huge footprints.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
1978
Stated BFRO report #1456 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day
night
Stated BFRO report #1456 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Dry Prong, Grant Parish, Louisiana
Stated BFRO report #1456 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
31.5813, -92.5314 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #1456 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Dry Prong village (GEOID 2221765), matched from nearest town 'Dry Prong'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1456 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #1456 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1456 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
camping overnight in the woods
Stated BFRO report #1456 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
That thing
Stated BFRO report #1456 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #1456 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

huge footprints found in flattened grass near snapped trees

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tree damage

small trees snapped and pushed down with grass flattened to ground

Measurements: about six feet off of the ground

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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